The groom is getting ready in a hotel? Yes! After one too many weddings with groom/bride prep in low light conditions, I was excited to be shooting in a hotel for a change. Hotel usually means big window, natural light and no clutter.
I wasn't schedule to show until 11:30am and the hotel wasn't far from my place which meant there was time for me to grab a very healthy brunch. A quarter pounder meal at Maccas. Think about it, it's got protein, dairy, carbs, vegetables (do pickels count?) right? =p
As usual, I was early so I sat in the lobby of the Stamford Grand Hotel at Ryde waiting for Gordon to arrive. Yep,
Gordon Jovic was the man for this wedding and I had the pleasure of tagging along with him again.
Before I continue, I just wanted to make a note that all images in this post were taken for
Gordon Jovic Photography and all rights are reseved for the studio.
Once Gordon and his lovely assistant Georgia arrived, we trekked down the long corridor to find the groom's room. Piotr's father showed us into the room and a few minutes later, Piotr and his groomsmen entered the room. Boy are they a good looking bunch!
The flower girl was cute as a button. We asked her to give Piotr a kiss.
But she had other ideas in mind =)
After that last shot, we headed over to the bride's house. Gordon was parking the car when I spotted one of the bridesmaid coming out. She had a nice red dress and a pretty bouquet and I thought to myself, the photos were going to look really good. That was until I went inside and saw the bride. Uh uh, the photos weren't going to look good. They were goign to look great!
Julia really blew me away. She was just stunning. Her face, her fair, her gown, her bouquet and her jewelery. Everything was just beautiful. She was perfect. I really wanted to say "Gosh you look gorgeous" but I feared looking like an idiot so instead I asked her where she got her dress from. I did, however, told Piotr that she looked gorgeous when I saw him at the church. Piotr is one lucky man indeed.
The time we had for the bridal prep was unfortunately way too short. I really wished we could've done a full bridal prep from makeup to hair and all the details.
The ceremony was held at St Peter Chanel of Futuna in Woolwich. I have shot here before with some friends around the ground but never went inside. It's a nice little church actually.
This shot of Julia peering out the car window is my best and most favourite image from this wedding. She looked like a princess.
As photographers, our eyes work a little differently. They wander and search. Often they are attracted to and see potential in things normal people don't. I think that was the case with the location shoot. For a Sydney wedding, you'd think the Rocks or Martin Place for location but Gordon took us to a very ordinary place full of cool graffiti. Awesome for photos but I wonder if the bridal party thought what the heck are we doing here. All I can say is, trust your photographer =)
This one is of course not in the streets =p
The second location was Balmain. I personally think Balmain has lots of cool spots. I should go and scout around the area some day. If only all the streets were twice the size and ain't packed with people and cars all the time =)
We spotted this cool wall just driving along the street. I guess that's where the traffic comes in handy then. It gave us time to sweep our eyes from side to side hehe.
That's the bestman that has stolen the bride for the shot. Did I say they're all very photogenic already?
Unfortunately I didn't stay for the reception but here is the last few shots.
Big thanks to
Gordon Jovic for everything and especially for having faith in me.
I can see my drems slowly unfolding =)
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